Call to Loyal Support as U S Enters War in 1917
In an April 20 1917 address the speaker urges absolute loyalty to the nation as the United States enters World War I. He notes initial German war concerns and stresses unity, military mobilization, and full financial sacrifice to ensure victory. He warns against complacent beliefs that the war is a brief drill and asserts the sword will remain drawn until Germany is defeated.
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Germany
United States
Oury
Flags in the Breeze Reflect Town’s Americanism
Residents recall calls for widespread display of the national colors across homes and buildings. The speaker urges flags to be visible in every street, car, and storefront to honor American heritage and civic pride.
United States as Liberator Through History
The United States is cited as a global liberator, freeing itself in 1776 from a tyrant and Cuba in 1898 from another tyrant. The text projects future action in 1217 to “row the last mighty tyrant,” framing ongoing American liberation rhetoric.
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United States
Atlantic
Cuba
Ster
Farm Hand Travels 25 Miles to Warn New York
A New Jersey farm hand heard of possible bombardment and walked twenty five miles to aid New York. He embodies humble patriotism and might claim kinship to Paul Revere. It is good to know such men exist.
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New Jersey
New York
Paul Revere
No flag surpasses the United States flag to Americans
The piece praises the United States flag as unmatched in beauty and meaning to Americans, contrasting it with other banners and calling it the symbol that resonates most with the nation.
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United States
Uncle Sam Starts Slow but Stirs Up Dust Later
The saying notes that the United States government acts late but can create significant momentum once underway, implying a delayed but powerful impact from federal action.
Spud Hidden for Grand Raffle Amid Hard Times
A wife stores a hidden potato in the pantry for a future grand raffle when money is tight, keeping resources for a later need.
Nation Moves Toward Universal Military Service Express Pace
The nation accelerates toward universal military service as proponents push rapid passage and broad eligibility while opponents warn of ethics and fund-raising hurdles. Officials say timely mobilization could reshape national defense and citizen obligations.
To Be Kingly on the Path to Monarchy
A brief reflection on the steps and ambitions involved in attaining monarchical status. The piece examines ambition, legitimacy, and the routes by which one might rise to royal authority, through historical or fictional lenses.
Speech correction in elementary instruction cited as societal benefit
The article argues that improving speech in schools prevents defects and yields social and economic gains. It notes the community bears costs of speech defects and that limited self expression reduces individual worth and economic power.
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Childre
Poultry Pointers On Flock Care And Management
Advice on outdoor time for healthy poultry, winter housing, feeding by age, use of alfalfa meal for protein, and selecting breeding stock. Emphasizes keeping hens within housing limits, avoiding excess fat, and having a practical, organized system to prevent discouragements.
The Cotswolds Echoes of Rome and Royal History
The Cotswolds show England’s scenic range within narrow coastlines. In three hours from the world’s largest city one can find solitude along a grassy Roman road. A tea break in a Roman villa and an inn unchanged since Richard the Lionheart frame this timeless landscape.
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Cotswolds
England
Richard the Lion Hearted
The Kremlin’s Great Bell Fire Breaks Immortal Legend
The world’s largest bell, cast in Moscow, burned in 1787 before hanging and shattered. Known as The Czar Bell by Russians, the broken relic rests in a Kremlin fort, its enormous weight and fate marking a storied, unfinished monument.
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Kremlin
Moscow
Facts in Figures from the Era
Yale University lists 19 316 living graduates. The Congressional Library in Washington holds 2 451 974 volumes. Pennsylvania reports 1 504 794 pupils and 42 827 public school teachers. Minnesota mines employ 18 000 workers with 12 000 000 dollars in wages yearly. White pine worth 260 000 000 dollars is being destroyed by rust in the United States. American manufacturers have built 60 branch plants in Canada since the start of the European war at 15 000 000 dollars total.
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Yale University
Congressional Library
Washington
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
United States
Canada
Windows That Light The Case For Bay Windows In Rooms
The article explains that grouped windows yield more light than scattered ones. It suggests remodeling a too dark room by joining two windows into a bay or creating a continuous line of windows to gain vista and extra light, increasing perceived and actual room size.
Waste Bark Replaces Rags in Felt Roofing
Madison Wis forest products laboratory announces a new method using waste hemlock bark to replace rag stock in felt roofing. Mills report 20 to 30 percent rag replacement with bark, yielding product quality equal to rag only roofing and potential major production cost savings.
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Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wis
Forest Service
That Broad Expanse
A dramatic exchange in a hotel smoking room features a famed explorer declaring the Arctic vast and unknowable while a listener questions imagining its chill. The punchline arrives as the speaker recalls his first public appearance in a dress shirt.
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Arctic
Flood Losses Across United States In 1915
Losses from floods in the United States during 1915 totaled about twenty one million dollars. More than half of this burden fell on agricultural interests nationwide.
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United States
Justice Crutchfield Rules On Street Singing Case
Richmond police magistrate Justice Crutchfield handles a disorderly conduct charge against three colored men who sang Sing Sweet Adeline on the street at 1 am. When asked their offense they plead no tenor. the judge proclaims I will be tenor and imposes a five dollar fine.
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John” Crutchfield
Richmond
Crutchfield
Adeline
Rise Above Them
The readable fragment hints at a defiant message urging resilience and refusal to be dragged down by others. No concrete names, places, dates, or events are present to anchor a fuller summary.
Plan Your Summer Mountain Tour Through Rockies and Parks
From Nebraska you may reach Glacier National Park directly or via Denver and Central Wyoming with 700 miles of mountain scenery. Visit Rocky Mountain National Estes Park and tour Yellowstone via Cody Scenic route. Rocky Mountain National Estes Park near Denver attracts large crowds. Burlington tickets go via Lyons or Loveland. Plan early and request publications.
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Middle
Nebraska
Glacier National Park
Denver
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Rocky Mountain National Estes Park
Glacier
Rockies
Yellowstone Park
Cody-Scenic
Cody
Gardiner
Rocky Mountain National-Estes Park
Burlington
Lyons
Loveland
Live Stock Prices at South Omaha 1917 Market Report
Large cattle and hog runs at Union Stock Yards South Omaha Nebraska discuss price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep with notes on best demand for eastern trade and early bids lower than Monday. Includes detailed quotations for beef cattle veal calves sheep and lambs and a court petition notice regarding the estate of Sarah A Beeson with hearing set May 14 1917.
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Union Stock Yards
South Omaha
Nebraska
Probate Notice in Jefferson County Nebraska
The State of Nebraska Jefferson County notices estate of Sarah A Beeson deceased. On filing and reading of the instrument by John W Beeson dated 1917 the last will and testament is to be admitted to probate with proceedings set for the estate.
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Sarah A. Beeson
John W. Beeson
Diller Record
Louis J. Nutzman
C.H. Denney
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Farnam
Omaha
Nebr
State of
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Diller
DR. H. Bauguess
Diller, Newtr
Waggoner Bros
Jefferson County
Monroe Davis & Son
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Dea
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